{"id":"id__20864","peopleId":20864,"canonicalPath":"/policy-tracker/lawmakers/20864","name":"Melissa Wells","role":"Rep","normalizedParty":"D","district":"HD-040","states":["MD"],"stateCount":1,"billCount":2,"aiBillCount":2,"energyBillCount":0,"privacyBillCount":0,"enactedCount":0,"latestActivity":"2025-04-04","summaryText":"Melissa Wells is a tracked D Rep in MD with 2 public bills. Focus areas include 2 AI bills. Latest tracked bill: HB525 Election Law - Influencing a Voter By Dissemination of a Deepfake - Prohibition.","billSample":[{"id":"MD_2164_1933617","recordId":"MD_2164_1933617","canonicalPath":"/policy-tracker/MD/2025/HB525","jurisdiction":"MD","sessionYear":"2025","billNumber":"HB525","title":"Election Law - Influencing a Voter By Dissemination of a Deepfake - Prohibition","status":"introduced","statusText":"Engrossed","categories":["AI"],"lastUpdated":"2025-04-04","textAvailable":true},{"id":"MD_2164_1939378","recordId":"MD_2164_1939378","canonicalPath":"/policy-tracker/MD/2025/HB697","jurisdiction":"MD","sessionYear":"2025","billNumber":"HB697","title":"Health Insurance - Artificial Intelligence, Adverse Decisions, and Grievances - Reporting Requirements","status":"introduced","statusText":"Introduced","categories":["AI"],"lastUpdated":"2025-02-17","textAvailable":true}],"votesmartId":"181663","sourceLinks":[{"label":"Ballotpedia","href":"https://ballotpedia.org/Melissa_Wells","direct":true},{"label":"Vote Smart","href":"https://votesmart.org/candidate/181663/bio","direct":true},{"label":"FollowTheMoney","href":"https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=44433277","direct":true}],"trackedBills":[{"id":"MD_2164_1933617","recordId":"MD_2164_1933617","canonicalPath":"/policy-tracker/MD/2025/HB525","jurisdiction":"MD","sessionYear":"2025","billNumber":"HB525","title":"Election Law - Influencing a Voter By Dissemination of a Deepfake - Prohibition","status":"introduced","statusText":"Engrossed","categories":["AI"],"lastUpdated":"2025-04-04","textAvailable":true},{"id":"MD_2164_1939378","recordId":"MD_2164_1939378","canonicalPath":"/policy-tracker/MD/2025/HB697","jurisdiction":"MD","sessionYear":"2025","billNumber":"HB697","title":"Health Insurance - Artificial Intelligence, Adverse Decisions, and Grievances - Reporting Requirements","status":"introduced","statusText":"Introduced","categories":["AI"],"lastUpdated":"2025-02-17","textAvailable":true}],"canonicalUrl":"https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/lawmakers/20864","machineReadableProfileUrls":["https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/lawmakers/profiles/20864/txt","https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/lawmakers/profiles/20864/json"]}